-Concerts begin at 8 pm and take place in Schwartz Auditorium (SCHW 110) on the STFX campus.

-Tickets are $10 each, free for St. FX students and the non-salaried. No admission is charged for graduation recitals.

For information, including group rates for high school students, please contact the Music Department Office at (902) 867-2106 or music@stfx.ca.

OCTOBER 2, 2017:

Mike Rud, guitar

Join us for a concert with Juno award-winning jazz guitarist, composer and songwriter Mike Rud. As an instrumentalist, Mike has played alongside some of the greatest musicians of the era like Peter Bernstein, Kenny Wheeler, Herb Ellis, Joey DeFrancesco, and Randy Brecker. As a composer, Mike won the 2014 Juno Award for his album Notes on Montreal, a critically acclaimed tour-de-force, featuring his lyrics, and compositions. Mike has a master’s degree from McGill, and studied privately in New York City with one of the fathers of jazz guitar, Jim Hall. http://www.mikerud.com/

Tickets: $10; free for students and the non-salaried

OCTOBER 20, 2017:

Marshall Gilkes, trombone

Trombonist/composer Marshall Gilkes integrates myriad influences into a singular and distinctive voice, combining the spontaneous invention of jazz with the elegant architecture of classical composition and virtuosic technique with passionate emotion. His sound can be heard in the lush impressionism of the Maria Schneider Orchestra; the exotic chamber jazz of Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda’s trio; and New York’s thriving Latin music scene. He has conducted his music with the WDR Big Band, UMO Jazz Orchestra, Airmen of Note, and Army Blues.He’s also performed with Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the Christian McBride Big Band, Billy Cobham, Richard Bona, and Barbra Streisand. A finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2003, Gilkes has released four albums as a leader. The latest, Köln, features his compositions for Germany’s WDR Big Band and was nominated for two Grammy awards in 2016. Gilkes is a graduate of the Juilliard School and is an Assistant Professor of music at Berklee College of Music.He is an artist for Edwards Instruments.http://marshallgilkes.com/

Tickets: Free

November 17, 2017

Port Cities

Port Cities was formed by three of the East Coast’s risings stars:Breagh MacKinnon, Carleton Stone and Dylan Guthro.With layered ­pop production and edgy guitar, synth and beats instrumentation, Port Cities hits home with all the spirit you’d expect from its members. But at the same time, the tradition of songcraft and folk music is behind each song. And no matter if it’s a raw rocker, or an acoustic­ based ​heart­breaker,​ the lead vocals, duets, and three­ part harmonies make each performance shine. http://www.portcities.ca/

Tickets: $25.00 adults and $15.00 for students, children and seniors

January 15, 2018

Green Room: Student Arranging Project

January 22, 2018

Green Room: Paul Tynan

January 29, 2018

Green Room: Hee-Jung Choi

February 5, 2018

Green Room: Kevin Brunkhorst

February 12, 2018

Green Room: Ryan Billington

February 26, 2018

Graduation Recital: Cassie Mann7pm, Schwartz Auditorium

March 5, 2018

Kirk MacDonald & Harold Mabern

See renowed saxophonist Kirk MacDonald and hard bop and soul jazz pianist Harold Mabern in concert on March 5th. They have played as a duo throughout Canada, with performances emphasizing classic jazz repertoire including works by Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Kurt Weill, Victor Young, Harry Warren, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker along with many other influential composers. Their concerts also include original works by both artists.children and seniors

March 12, 2018

Green Room: Tom Easley

March 14, 2018

Graduation Recital: Yaxin Yang

March 23-24, 2018

St. FX Vocal Jazz Festival

The third annual StFX Vocal Jazz Festival will welcome StFX alumnus David Lane (Cadence, Duwende), and vocal jazz and A Capella groups from the region. Performance workshops and collaborative performances with students, StFX faculty and guest artists are featured of this non-competitive event.

Workshops for participants take place in the day and evening concert is open to the general public.